Negros Rainforest coffee launched

Organically-grown Negros Rainforest Coffee is now for sale.

It was launched through the Negros Island Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (NISARD) Foundation, Inc.

Rainforest Coffee is produced without any fertilizers and selectively-handpicked, sorted, dried, packed and stored on-site by three farming communities in the mountains of Negros Island, said NISARD Consultant Robert Gasparillo. These communities follow NISARD's quality control standards, he added.

The farmers from coffee plantations of Brgy. Sag-ang, La Castellana, Brgy. Yubo, La Carlota City and Brgy. Canlusong, E.B. Magalona came to launch their coffee last April 29, 2008 at a seminar of the 3rd Negros Island Organic Famers' Festival at the Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol Building in Bacolod City.

This agri-business began when farmers brought green robusta beans to NISARD for processing in the Filipino version of a computerized roaster that could custom-blend coffee.

NISARD helps pack and market the coffee product locally and eventually abroad. Negros Forest Coffee - traceable from farm to cup - is available at the NISARD Office in 250-gram foil packs at P100 for regular blend and P125 for special blend in dark roast, medium dark and medium roast variants.

With every cup of Negros Rainforest that you drink, you are helping improve the lives of people in these farming communities.

Source : http://www.thenewstoday.info